textbooks Archives - The Pitt News

Opinion | Inflated textbook prices reflect larger issues in the education system

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • February 1, 2021

Senior staff columnist Dalia Maeroff looks into the consequences of universities requiring students to purchase overly expensive textbooks

Opinion | Expand the use of OERs

By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist • September 4, 2019

Students should take full advantage of the resources that the University offers, especially since the University has implemented Open Educational Resources.

Students use Facebook to create community

By Jacq Flash, for The Pitt News • January 7, 2019

Facebook’s groups feature has become a way to connect people with similar interests or goals.

Latest textbook editions put an extra burden on students

By Delilah Bourque, Staff Columnist • September 21, 2018

Being a college student is expensive. With average costs of books per academic year already soaring past the $1,000 mark, it only makes sense for professors to do everything they can to supplement information instead of mandating pricier new editions.

Courses cut costs as OERs come to Pitt

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • May 30, 2018

Thousands of students flock to Oakland every August to attend one of the most costly public schools in the United States. These students will either go The University Store on Fifth to buy their textbooks...

Pitt professors teach what they write

By Zoe Pawliczek | Staff Writer • September 13, 2017

Few students enjoy buying textbooks for their classes, but Olivia Raymond was eager to purchase her elementary statistics textbook last spring knowing its author would also be her professor. “I...